Charge Nurse
Children's Health of Northern CA
Saratoga, California
- Eligibility
- PedsLong-term care
Posted Jun 26
- Unit and setting
- Long Term Care
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for California Pediatrics rolesCalifornia Pediatrics postings that state pay run $37/hr to $80/hr, the middle half $48/hr to $69/hr, across 58 postings.
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
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As charge nurse you are delegated to the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties. Responsible to Director of Nursing. Duties include counting controlled substances, making assignments, receiving shift reports, evaluating resident health status, administering meds and treatments, providing direct supervision of nurses and CNAs, communicating with physicians, monitoring ancillary departments, ensuring crash cart readiness, ensuring compliance with infection control practices, coordinating nursing care with ancillary services, and performing other duties as assigned by DON.
What's around it?
Saratoga, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% above the US average
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo
- Household income
- $250,001/yr, all local households, not nurse pay